tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883336322499581568.post6064227766183306212..comments2014-10-27T12:47:57.835+00:00Comments on Dawn Duellists Society: Five reasons why DDS German Longsword Tuesday uses a lower Vom TagDawn Duellists Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926321042726493533noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883336322499581568.post-75643072559521444152014-10-27T12:47:57.835+00:002014-10-27T12:47:57.835+00:00Hi Martin,
just a brief remark: be extra-careful w...Hi Martin,<br />just a brief remark: be extra-careful when translating Early High German (Frühneuhochdeutsch) into Modern German: Meanings shifted—occasionally considerably. So while *today* &quot;achsel&quot; indeed means &quot;armpit&quot;, it did not in (e.g.) 1452, when the so-called Peter von Danzig manuscript was written. In these times, &quot;achsel&quot; meant in fact &quot;shoulder&quot;. What we call an &quot;achsel&quot; today was in the old times an &quot;uchsen&quot;.<br />All the best<br />DierkDierk Hagedornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038226252438293694noreply@blogger.com